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HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink

Circle of Blue

Scientists estimate that Brazil hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. Scientists estimate that the country hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. The country’s worst drought in nearly a century is choking commerce, threatening ecosystems, and diminishing hydroelectric power generation. Wikimedia Commons.

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The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

Real Climate

The fact that there is a natural greenhouse effect (that the atmosphere restricts the passage of infra-red (IR) radiation from the Earth’s surface to space) is easily deducible from; i) the mean temperature of the surface (around 15ºC) and, ii) knowing that the planet is normally close to radiative equilibrium. in IPCC TAR).

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Get Ready: 85% Chance of Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season that May Break Records

Union of Concerned Scientists

Source: [link] The May 23 outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) forecasts 17 to 25 named storms, eight to 13 of which could become hurricanes. High Accumulated Cyclone Energy ( ACE – second highest after 2010; a high ACE is linked with the most destructive hurricanes).

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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

The parties subsequently, in 2010, adopted a framework for assessing research projects. The 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework are not legally binding. This resolution, like the 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework, would not be legally binding. Solar radiation management is distinct from CDR.

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Chesapeake Bay Journal: Volunteer Laurie Barr Leads Hunt For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, estimated to be 80 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide but not as long lasting. But make no mistake, the Save Our Streams PA nonprofit group she founded in 2010 has been mostly a one-woman show of impassioned purpose. But people need to see things. They won’t listen.”

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California Climate Policy: A Preliminary Report Card

Legal Planet

California did this despite substantial growth over the decade from 2010 to 2020, adding about 2.4 That adds up to something in the ballpark of fifty million tons of CO2 that California kept out of the atmosphere during that decade beyond what happened in the power sector nationally. reduction is attributable to California).

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The Latest IPCC Report — How Are We Doing on Mitigation?

Law and Environment

I suspect that, if one asked the average American whether GHG emissions increased or decreased from 2010 to 2019, they would say that emissions decreased. GHG emissions in 2019 were 12% higher in 2019 than 2010. We’re almost certainly going to have to spend money pulling carbon from the atmosphere. Sadly, that’s not the case.

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